How should children’s allergic cough be treated?

In fact, for children, many coughs are caused by allergies, which is medically called variant asthma. This is also a type of asthma and is related to the body's exposure to allergens. However, when babies start coughing, parents will feel very worried no matter how old the children are. Now, let's talk specifically about how to treat children's allergic cough?

Allergic cough in children is called cough variant asthma, also known as cough-type asthma. It was formerly called "allergic cough" or "latent asthma." The disease was first reported by Gluser in 1972 and named variant asthma. Cough variant asthma refers to a special type of asthma with chronic cough as the main or only clinical manifestation.

Once cough variant asthma is diagnosed, antibiotics or antiviral drugs should be stopped, and care should be taken to avoid contact with allergens. Especially for primary prevention of asthma in children with cough variant asthma, the anti-allergic probiotic Kangminyuan can promote the secretion of IFN-γ in spleen cells, promote and enhance the Th1 cell response, and play a certain anti-allergic preventive and therapeutic effect.

The treatment principles for cough variant asthma are the same as those for typical asthma, mainly focusing on eliminating allergic inflammation in the lower respiratory tract, including desensitization therapy, antiallergic drugs, and anti-inflammatory treatment with inhaled corticosteroids. Specific treatment plans such as antiallergic drugs such as levocetirizine, desloratadine, as well as mast cell stabilizers, sodium cromolyn, etc. can also achieve good results, but often require continuous use for more than 2 months. The dosage of inhaled corticosteroids can refer to the treatment plan for mild persistent asthma.

Continuous inhalation is usually required for 5-7 days. After the airway inflammation is controlled, the cough symptoms may gradually decrease or disappear. Inhaled corticosteroids should be continued for at least 3 months to avoid relapse. If the cough is severe, bronchodilators such as inhaled or oral β2 receptor stimulants and/or oral theophylline drugs can be used if necessary to temporarily relieve cough symptoms.

After the above detailed introduction, I think everyone should have a special understanding of the disease of variant asthma. If you find that your child keeps coughing and has difficulty breathing after a difficult birth, you must suspect cough variant asthma. And it is best to see a doctor at this time, seek the right help, and deal with the problem effectively to save your child from the pain of the disease.